In order to develop and establish a functional, integrated system for automated layout design
that can be applied in practice, certain fields of action still need to be identified and solved …

This study aimed to resolve a real-world traffic problem in a large-scale plant. Autonomous
vehicle systems (AVSs), which are designed to use multiple vehicles to transfer materials …

Autonomous vehicle systems (AVSs) are widely used to transfer wafers in semiconductor
manufacturing. However, in such systems, robust traffic control is a significant challenge …

This article explores the important role of traditional shipyards in the global maritime
industry, covering aspects of construction, repair, and maintenance. With the advent of faster …

In manufacturing systems, aisles are paths which are used for the movement of workers,
transportation devices, and materials. The aisle structure contributes to layout efficiency by …

Deep denoising autoencoders (DDAE), which are variants of the autoencoder, have shown
outstanding performance in various machine learning tasks. In this study, we propose using …

This study proposes an effective dynamic OHT routing approach to handle a substantial
volume of wafer transport in a modern large semiconductor fabrication plant. The proposed …

Automated material handling systems (AMHSs) in semiconductor fabrication facilities (fabs)
are inherently capital intensive because they are moving toward full automation. However, in …

The facility layout problem is to determine a layout design of facilities so as to minimize a
total material handling cost (TMHC). In this paper, unequal area rectangular facilities with …

An efficient layout arrangement and its aisle structure are particularly important due to
material handling costs, which directly affect product costs. Traditionally this is a procedure …